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Abstract
This chapter explores the influence of the AA model on self-help fellowships addressing problems of drug dependence. Fellowships that have adapted the twelve-step recovery model to other substances of abuse are reviewed; next similarities and differences between AA and drug-recovery twelve-step organizations are examined; finally, we present empirical findings on patterns of attendance and perceptions of AA and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) among polydrug-dependent populations, many of whom are cross-addicted to alcohol. Future directions in twelve-step research are noted in closing.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19115764 PMCID: PMC2613294 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-77725-2_5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Recent Dev Alcohol ISSN: 0738-422X